POLITICS & POLICY

The issues mentioned in the report need closer scrutiny.

The New Zealand navy's interception of the illegal fishing vessels in the Southern Ocean has prompted calls for the arrest of poachers.

NSW MP Fred Nile claims the only man present at the Sydney Siege hostage drama was the man with the gun.

Investor protection safeguards in trade agreements should not curtail the decision-making authority of partner states.

Road rage is a public hazard and deserves befitting punishment.

It is a succesful test towards greener aviation.

U.S-led bombing campaigns against ISIS in Syria have no major impact as militants continue to gain more ground.

The growing pressure of the United States and the West towards Russia may force Moscow to revise its direction on the nuclear arms treaty.

The continued fall of prices of crude oil will have a ripple effect in Canada’s provincial and national economies.

The strategy revived business confidence unlike other economies that are still struggling with recessionary trends.

New South Wales Labor leader Luke Foley admitted that he had been convicted of drink-driving on two occasions.

The fight over the Arctic gets hotter.

The GCSB had been facing criticism over alleged efforts by the government to mount domestic surveillance.

The U.S. presidential election is almost two years away, but political season has started with several politicians signifying their intent to replace U.S. President Barack Obama in the White House in 2017. One of the presidential wannabees, former Fox News commentator and ex-Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, has started talking dirty by criticising the Obamas' parenting style, particularly allowing their daughters Malia and Sasha to listen to singer Beyonce.

Falklands may become a flash point if the arms-race intensifies.

Another Canadian energy company has been forced to announce a looming jobs cut as well as reduction in its planned spending budget this year due to the plunging crude oil prices.

NSW MP Fred Nile says the male hostages who fled the scene of the Sydney Siege are not worthy to receive bravery awards.

The Melbourne man is known to be a sympathiser of Middle Eastern extremist forces.

Groups wanting to sink the former HMCS Annapolis would need to wait until an injunction is heard on Jan 27.

Congested public places are easy carriers of this deadly viral disease.

The U.S. says Russia remains committed to the shared goal of denuclearization in North Korea despite Moscow's invitation to Kim Jong-un to visit the country in May.

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is urging others to call ISIS as "Daesh", a term which the group apparently hates. Australians are told to delete a fake email containing malicious files.

France has approved to extend to another four months its participation in the airstrike campaign against the ISIS.

New Zealand is taking on the mafia-like fishing syndicates to preserve the fishery stock in Southern Ocean.

Economic concerns should not relegate sensitive ecological issues to the background.

Following the Paris attacks, two non-religious groups have called on the New Zealand government to scrap its blasphemy law because it has become redundant.

NATO said the situation in eastern Ukraine seems to be improving.

Canada police has arrested a third terror suspect.

The convicted paedophile, 72, ran a language academy in Vietnam in Vietnam where he died overnight.